HISTORY OF TUSCOLA COUNTY

THE TOWN OF DENMARK

The town of Denmark was organized by the Board of Supervisors at a meeting held October 11, 1853, and was erected out of territory described as follows: Townships 12, 13 and fractional 14, north, of range 7 east, the same being under the jurisdiction of the town of Rogers.

The name of the town was selected by Mr. Selden and his son, C. R. Selden, now treasurer of the county. Its application had no particular significance but was made with the idea of having a name dissimilar to those of other localities.

At the first town meeting held April 3, 1854, at the house of Joseph Selden, Hamilton Hobart and Joseph Selden were inspectors, John E. Freeman and Charles R. Selden, clerks.

ENTRIES OF LAND PRIOR TO 1860.

TOWNSHIP 12 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST.

SECTION 1. Samuel C. Munson, September 10, 1851
James M. Edmunds, September 10, 1851
James M. Edmunds, January 3, 1852
Townsend North, August 10, 1852.
Joseph Selden, January 8, 1851
John Gardner, August 23, 1854
Darwin A. Pettibone, August 29, 1854

SECTION 2. Darwin A. Pettibone, August 29, 1854.
Darwin A. Pettibone, August 29, 1854.
Darwin A. Pettibone, November 26, 1855
Christopher A. Wilber, November 21, 1856.
Wm. S. Driggs, April 18, 1853
A. S. Berry, August 9, 1853.
Thos. Foote, Jr., January 7, 1854.
Seneca C. Breese, February 12, 1851.
Jas. M. Edmunds, January 26, 1859

SECTION 3 Darwin A. Pettibone, July 11, 1856.
Chauncey Furman, December 20, 1854.
Josiah West, January 17, 1855.
Jacob Bain, May 22, 1855
Alexander Casebeer, August 20, 1856.
Calkins Gardner, August 28, 1855.
John A. Sherwood, January 18,
Amacy M. Barton, January 18, 1856

SECTION 4 Cuyler Terwilliger, February 10, 1857.
Henry Van Patten, February 16, 1855
Jacob Bain, May 22, 1855
Darwin A. Pettibone, July 9, 1855.
Henry Van Patten, September 7, 1858

SECTION 5 Henry Van Patten, November 12, 1856.
John Nickerson, January 22, 1857.
Theodore Hunter, February 17, 1858
Aaron Watrous, August 5, 1858.

SECTION 6 Alfred M. Hoyt, August 28, 1850
Theodore Hunter, April 3, 1857

SECTION 7 Alfred M. Hoyt, May 24, 1850

SECTION 8 Alfred M. Hoyt, May 24, 1850
Oliver Waters, June 1, 1855
Ira Whiting, December 11, 1855

SECTION 9 Aaron Watrous, April 1, 1854
Alexander Hamilton, March 31, 1858
Samuel N. Samson, July 29, 1858
Zadock Gillett, July 29, 1858

SECTION 10 Wm. Burton, May 24, 1854
Alfred M. Hoyt, May 24, 1850
Darwin A. Pettibone, November 26, 1855
David M. Black, August 8, 1856
Jacob Cumming, November 12, 1852
David Cummings, November 12, 1852
Aaron Watrous, Jr., April 1, 1854
Mils L. Gates, February 7, 1855
Aaron Watrous, Jr., December 19, 1855

SECTION 11 Charles S. Kimberly, February 3, 1854
Charles S. Kimberly, July 16, 1851

SECTION 12 Charles S. Kimberly, July 16, 1851

SECTION 13 Charles R. Selden, July 11, 1853
Benj. F. Ormsby, August 16, 1853
Spalding Blackman, August 16, 1853
Spalding Blackman, September 6, 1853
Spalding Blackman, September 22, 1853
John Baker, October 27, 1853
Geo. Wilkinson, November 5, 1853
Jas Gaunt, November 5, 1853
Charles Madison, November 16, 1853
John H. Richardson, January 24, 1853
John Baker, September 24, 1855

SECTION 14 Samuel Pettibone, July 21, 1855
William Burton, May 4, 1854
Eleazar French, March 8, 1855
Barsley Mallory, June 12, 1855
Mindret Demrest, December 3, 1855

SECTION 15 Barsley Mallory, June 12, 1855
Henry D. Post, February 18, 1850
William Burton, May 24, 1854

SECTION 16 Richard C. Burtis, January 29, 1857
Milton Ford, February 26, 1857

SECTION 17 Alfred M. Hoyt, May 24, 1850

SECTION 18 Alfred M. Hoyt, May 24, 1850

SECTION 19 Nahum N. Wilson, December 20, 1855
Robert Davis, November 13, 1852
Henry D. Post, January 29, 1850
William Young, January 8, 1849

SECTION 20 Henry D. Post, January 29, 1850
Hosea Pratt, January 3, 1855
Sylvester P. Davis, June 27, 1859

SECTION 21 Henry D. Post, January 29, 1850

SECTION 22 Henry D. Post, January 29, 1850

SECTION 23 Henry D. Post, January 29, 1850

SECTION 24 Henry D. Post, January 29, 1850
Henry D. Post, March 14, 1850
Philip Davis, September 6, 1853
Edward W. White, October 28, 1853
Johann Zimmerman, August 18, 1854
Charles Jost, August 18, 1854
Charles R. Selden, March 17, 1858
T. R. and J. Colman, May 16, 1859
Joseph Colman, July 15, 1859

SECTION 25 Alfred Moore, Nov. 29, 1849
Joseph Selden, March 14, 1850
Zelotes Martin, August 20, 1858
L. C. Felt, September 20, 1858
Joseph Colman, September 9, 1858

SECTION 26 Alfred M. Hoyt, January 23, 1850
Daniel Robinson, October 11, 1854
Robert Houlden, February 19, 1855
Robert Crawford, June 26, 1855

SECTION 27 Alfred M. Hoyt, January 23, 1850

SECTION 28 Alfred M. Hoyt, January 23, 1850

SECTION 29 Alfred M. Hoyt, January 23, 1850
Charles H. Abbot, December 16, 1851

SECTION 30 Darwin A. Pettibone, July 11, 1855
Henry S. Edget, May 20, 1846
Seivers and Crimer, March 15, 1849
Gottfreit Hoffer, September 18, 1850
William T. Young, January 8, 1850

SECTION 31 Joachim Harms, October 2, 1855
Augustus Kruger, November 10, 1855
Mary Crawford, July 29, 1855
Seivers and Crimer, March 15, 1849

SECTION 32 Darwin A. Pettibone, May 23, 1855
Oliver P. Toby, June 22, 1853
Seivers and Crimer, March 15, 1849
Albert Backus, June 22, 1850

SECTION 33 Nahum N. Wilson, June 22, 1850
Henry D. Post, January 29, 1850
Seivers and Crimer, March 15, 1849

SECTION 34 Henry D. Post, January 24, 1850

SECTION 35 Uzziel Burnett, September 5, 1853
James M. Foster, September 5, 1853
Samuel Garner, September 30, 1853
Jospeh Wells, September 30, 1853
Robert Whitacker, October 8, 1853
Herman Camp, October 20, 1853
Samuel Garner, October 21, 1853
Jospeh Wells, October 21, 1853
Robert Whitacker, November 28, 1853
Henry S. Canfield, April 14, 1854
Samuel Garner, January 15, 1855

SECTION 36 John E. Freeman, October 10, 1851
Albert Moody and Wilson Sloan, November 5, 1851
Leonard W. Vankleeck, February 9, 1850
E. and J. H. Helms, June 19, 1850